Minutes of the meeting of the committee of the whole held on Tuesday, July 11, 2017 in the boardroom of the Comox Valley Regional District offices located at 550B Comox Road, Courtenay, B.C. commencing at 4:00 pm.

E. Grieve/G. Sproule: THAT the conventional transit service be expanded by 4,000 hours per year, as described as option B1 in the BC Transit service discussion document, to be implemented in September 2018;

AND FURTHER THAT the conventional transit service routes that travel to the new Comox Valley hospital remain on Lerwick Road rather than routing through the hospital parking lot.

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NAY: K. Grant

Director Jangula returned to the meeting at 4:26 pm.

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AIR QUALITY – WOOD STOVE EXCHANGE INCENTIVE OPTIONS

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E. Grieve/B. Wells: THAT the report dated July 5, 2017 regarding next steps for air quality management, including implementation options for a wood burning appliance top-up incentive program be received. [Item]

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M. Zbarsky, Manager of Transit and Sustainability, provided an overview of the staff report regarding next steps for air quality management, including implementation options for a wood burning appliance top-up incentive program.

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B. Price/G. Sproule: THAT staff be directed to implement the wood stove exchange top-up incentive program, as described in the staff report dated July 5, 2017.

E. Grieve/B. Wells: THAT the 2015 – 2018 strategic plan attached to the report dated June 28, 2017 be approved;

AND FURTHER THAT the completed items (shaded blue), excluding function 391 items, be removed from Schedule B and added to a Schedule C titled ‘completed strategic priorities’.

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IN-CAMERA:

B. Wells/M. Theos: THAT the committee adjourn to an in-camera session pursuant to the following sub-sections of section 90 of the Community Charter:

90(1)(k) Negotiations and related discussions respecting the proposed provision of a regional district service that are at their preliminary stages and that, in the view of the committee/board, could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the regional district if they were held in public; and,

90(2)(b) the consideration of information received and held in confidence relating to negotiations between the regional district and the provincial government or the federal government or both, or between a provincial government or the federal government or both and a third party.